Offering over 25 years of commercial real estate experience, Eileen Duncan heads Trowers & Hamlins LLP‘s construction and real estate practice, which advises a broad range of contractors, developers and owners in transactional and regulatory matters and holds a particularly strong track record in cross-border transactions, especially those in between local Gulf jurisdictions.  Abdul-Haq Mohammed is sought after for his experience in real estate and project-related matters, including advice on housing, transport and PPP contracts, while Unkar Chanian holds a strong reputation in real estate matters in both Bahrain and the rest of the Gulf.

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Key clients

  • Gulf Air Group and Bahrain Airport Company
  • Infracorp B.S.C.(c)
  • Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Bahrain)
  • Riffa Views B.S.C (c)
  • Diyar Al Muharraq
  • Bahrain Bay Development B.S.C (c)
  • Al Salam Bank B.S.C
  • GFH Financial Group
  • Veolia Energy Group
  • Eagle Hills Diyar
  • Bahrain Real Estate Investment (Edamah)

Work highlights

  • Advised Infracorp on its new mixed-use waterfront off-plan development project known as Marina Bay.
  • Assisted with preparing a master transfer agreement to transition all existing contractual arrangements concerning the development from BBD to the newly formed owners association.
  • Advised Edamah, the real estate arm of the sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain, on its new development project in the upcoming coastal master development of Bilaj Al Jazayer.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Eileen Duncan

Other key lawyers

Abdulhaq Mohammed, Unkar Chanian